RT Journal
T1 Anson jones: The last president of texas
JF Journal of the American Medical Association
JO Journal of the American Medical Association
YR 1949
FD August 20
VO 140
IS 16
SP 1310
OP 1310
DO 10.1001/jama.1949.02900510060039
UL http://dx.doi.org/10.1001/jama.1949.02900510060039
AB History is replete with the names of physicians who led double lives in the sense that the practice of medicine was only one of two major interests, the other being art, literature, politics, statesmanship, exploration or similar activities. Dr. Anson Jones was the last president of Texas before it joined the United States. He was an amazing, dramatic and romantic figure, a leader with all of the attributes that leaders require. He could talk, he could write and he had courage. Occasionally he may have been misguided, but his motivations were sincere. Professor Gambrell has humor, and his portrayal of Anson Jones is highlighted by the warmth of his interest in his hero.